observed The Design of God in all the promised mercies to all those Fathers was that their Race and State should grow up or prosper into a Kingdom as was hinted before Ezekiel 16.13 which their natural Race had only as a Type for a time conditionally but it was surely confirmed to Christ in the renewed state to come when all the said spiritual Seed shall rise and reign with him as is confirmed by all the Prophets witnessed to in the Gospels and Apostles Writings and carryed on by Christ himself from the beginning of the Revelation to the end thereof And 3. Hence also observe that that personal comeing in the Clouds is so often spoken of in that most Divine Book as chap 1.7 Behold he cometh with Clouds the same comeing in time with Daniel 7.13 14. to be fulfilled Rev 19 11. to the end when the Lord God Omnipotent is said to Reign v. 6. and when the said Saints shall also reign with him Rev. 20.4 6. Again to Philodelphia ch 3.11 is another Behold I come quickly again after the Revelation was given and John commanded to leave it open chap. 22.10 then v. 12. he adjoyns another Behold I come quickly and my reward is with me even the same reward ch 11.19 of whiâ—h the Spirit and the Bride also say Come which Christ again ascertaineth v. 20. saying Surely I come quickly and it is there once more implored by the Spirit in the Saints even so come Lord Jesus v. 21. What man can then with reason or shall dare against so much evident Scripture without good Reason to deny any of these much more all of these so often repeated Texts respecting his said comeing in the Clouds Hence saith Jeremie of that time ch 3.17 Jerusalem shall be called the Throne of the Lord when also the Prophet Isa witnesseâ—h ch 24.23 The Moon shall be confounded and the Sun ashamed when the Lord of Hosts shall reign in Mount Sion and in Jerusalem and before his Ancients gloriously And Ezekiel stiles that City from that time it shall be set up Jehovah Shamma The Lord is there ch ult v. ult So Zachery twice ch 2.10 11. he will dwell in the middest of Sion and Zephany ch 3.13 14. the King of Israel is in the middest of thee c. with much illustration there observable c. And Daniel shews punctually the beginning then of Christs said universal and perpetual Kingdom ch 7. viz. when the Body of the Beast shall be given to the burning flame of which state speak also all the rest of the Prophets as in our Iren. ch 5 6 7 8. and our 12 Foundations from Gen. 3.15 to the end of the Revelation besides what more was proved in Assert 7. of our Key and in other parts 3. Now as from the drift of all the said Covenants Promises and Prophesies and all the said parts of holy Scripture his said personal comeing appearance and Kingdom is evidently intended as is from them all manifest So the third head of Argumenrs do prove all the same to be personal will be from the Consideration that at the said comeing he will begin his great day of Judgment stiled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Judgment of the great day Jude 6. when will be the Matutinum Judicium or the first Session thereof which the Jews from Dan. 7. used to stile ×™×•× ×“×™×Ÿ or ×™×•× ×“×™× × ×¨×‘× the day of Judgment or the great day of Judgment Hence the Spirit of God ascribes thereto all the peculiar marks and parts of a day of Judgment as 1. The Judgment is set Dan. 7.10 2. The Books are opened 3. The Quick And 4. The Dead are Judged 2 Tim. 4.1 and that at his appearance and Kingdom or which is the same Rev. 11.19 when his Enemies are destroyed and his Saints rewarded and all the like marks and parts of that Judgment will be again at the Vespertinum Judicium above 1000 years after as is distinctly manifest Rev. 20.11 to the end c. Hence the destruction of Babylon is stiled the beginning of Revenges Deut. 32.42 in Moses hiâ— song for Posterity upon which follows Daniels Matutinum Judicium when the Body of the Beast shall be given to the burning flame upon which the Prophetical song brings in the joyful union of Jews and Gentiles as then to take place viz. upon that execution of Vengeance when Gods hand takes hold on Judgment and makes his Arrows drunk in blood when that enemy Antichrist shall be dispatched out of the world v. 40 41.42 and the frequent expression of Gods judging the Whore then suits thereunto as ch 19 2. upon the great Hallelujah then sung for the same v. 1. the like often in ch 18. v. 8. strong is the Lord that judgeth her and v. 10. in one hour is thy judgment come again v. 19. in one hour is she made desolate so v. 20 God hath avenged you of her ye holy Apostles and Prophets with much more to the end and this Revenge is greatly encouraged Reward her as she hath rewarded you and double her double c. v. 6 c. But as for the Beasts ruine the Judgment is set and the Books were opened saith Daniel ch 7.10 and that was because of the great words the Horn spake v. 11. and the issue was the Body of the Beast is given to the burning flame at that time when the Son of man comes in the Clouds of Heaven v. 13 14. and receives his said Kingdom also both those parts of the morning Judgment as Psal 49. are explained by Judgment Rev. 11.19 God is praised for then judging his Saints with reward as well as judging his Enemies with destruction the manner of Execution is set forth at the Armageddon Battel Rev. 19.11 so Gog and Magog both to be destroyed upon that Gods great day of Vengeance or Recompences Ezek. 39.8 which in special is often in Scripture so called and described as Isa 66. in many particulars where also the Conversion and Deliverance of the Jews are joined in that Prophesie with the destruction of the same Enemies at the great day of God Almighty as it is called Rev. 16.14 16. as was said before from Deut. 32.41 42 43. Now when Christ comes to that Judgment in the morning of that great day he will come personally and all the time he will be in rewarding his Saints at the first bodily Resurrection in his Kingdom and reign then and in the New Jerusalem state then in the world he will be personally with them and they shall then and there behold his glory which his Father hath given him as Mediator God man Joh. 17.24 all the time he is raising of them to enjoy the happiness of that state which Mr. Mede conceives will be in doing a great part of the 1000 years who shall then enjoy the Vision of his Person with them who shall then be their happiness and their glory But the evidence of such personal Judgment then will be farther
his Ascention beginning the Kingdome of the Stone Dan. 2.44 for its 1666 years to break the Iron Roman Kingdome with the remaining parts of all the former at last and it self become a Mountain filling the whole Earth Dan. 2.35 45. And also it is the measure of his last Number Dan. 12.12 or 13 5 years after Sacrifice should ultimately be taken away many hundred years after that mark was given which fell out about Anno Domini 365. in Julian the Apostate Emperours time to which 1335 years being added reach to the blessed times he speaks of in all which the Divine exactness of Daniel and Revelation in connexion one with another is very admirable Fot the carrying on of which said Design in the time of Christs Mediatorship and to make good his own right he doth 4 things 1. He makes the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or several States or Providential Disposals of things 1. In the Old World 2. In this present evil World from the Flood 3. In the world to come in the 1000 years of Christs Reign p 4. 2. He upholds all things by the Word of his Power for those said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Worlds continuance suitable to what he will accomplish in them and when the last state is fulfilled he will dissolve the Created World Rev. 20.11 page 4. 3. He Purges the Sins of his said Elect Saints through all the said States 1. By his Word or Revealed Will. 2. By his Blood to be shed or actually shed 3. By his Spirit making both the other effectual by all his own Means or Ordinances Heb. 1.3 Isa 59. ult page 4. 4. He carries on his work of Redemption in the first 6000 years as the work the Father gave him to do therein namely in the Execution of his three great Offices of the great Prophet Priest and King for the good of his Universal true Church in the three great Periods of the World The First Under the Old Testament in 4000 years The Second Under the New in the next 2000 years And the Third In the World to come in the last thousand years as largely proved in our Treat on Gen. 3.15 I. Millennium II. Millen III. Millen IV. Millen V. Millen VI. Millen VII Millen This his Work of Redemption hath two Parts 1. By removing of Evil or breaking the Serpents Head 2. By procuring all Promised Good The first he doth 1. By his breaking the Serpents head both of Power and Policy 1. Of his Power which is to be done in his great day of Judgment which was first more generlly Revealed to Enoch Jude 13.14 in the Old World 2. By the first act of his Judgment when his Foes shall be made his footstool Psal 110.1 which was more especially seen by Daniel in Vision in the New World ch 7. when he will do it eminently at the Beasts Destruction The last act is revealed only by Christ to be the total breaking of it after the 1000 years 2. By destroying his works of Policy by all his wicked Instruments more generally or more particularly as first for their height of sin then drowning the Old World and then saved Noah and his Family and after bringing all Satans three Babels to confusion in the several times of the New World affording successively helps against the mischief of them as in Irenic c. 5. and lastly restoring the good by him impaired thereby at the end of 6000 years viz. for Confusion of Tongues Oneness of Speech for oppressive Tyranny good and peaceable Government for Mystical Babylons Delusions pure and untainted Truth 3. By more ordinary and particular disappointments of his Designes by his Angels Servants Creatures ordinarily besides what he doth extraordinarily more publickly or privately in the 6000 years which he is doing in all that time of the 6000 years of actual Enmity betwixt the Seed of the Serpent and the Seed of the Woman in one place or other or many in one time manner means or other as seems best unto him 4. By shewing himself as Lord of Hosts and the grand Captain of his Israel as Josh 5. through all the said Spiritual Warfare to mannage his own Hosts yea and his Enemies too as oft as he pleaseth against the Hosts and Legions of the Enemies Men or Devils or inferiour Creatures and at the end of the 6000 years defeating destroying or imprisoning all his Churches greatest Enemies viz. Ezekiels Gog and Magog with other lesser Enemies and binding Satan for 1000 years and giving rest to his Saints at that his appearance 2 Thes 1.7 and Kingdome 2 Tim. 4.1 5. By his Triumphant and Victorious laughing them all to Scorne as oft and by what contemptible means he pleaseth of which variety man is not able to recount or conceive so mighty is he to break them all in the said time 2. He Redeemeth by procuring and carrying on all Promised Good 1. Through Christ all following Promises of Good by Covenants made with the Fathers after the first said General one Gen. 3.15 are procured by him and the good of them carried on for them and their said Spiritual Seed in the same 6000 years to be enjoyed in the seventh 1. To Noah in respect of whom three things are observable in the 2d Millen 1. In that by his Type of the Ark he saved his own House foreshewing how Christ will be the safe Arke of his true Church from the Fires of Wrath on the Wicked at the beginning and end of the 1000 years page 8. 2. God made with him a Covenant confirmed by the Rainbow Gen. 8. to preserve Man and Beast and to Accommodate both by sufficient Fruitfulness all the 6000 years ordinarily and promised after the greatest Fruitfulness in the seventh Millenium page 8 3. Then also God by his Prophesie Gen. 9. shewed that the Elect till Christs second comeing should mostly descend from his two Sons Shem and Japhet viz. Jews and Gentiles in their times yet others haply Proselites First then Shems Race the Jews had the then present Mercie until they had killed the Lord of Life But then Japhets Race were perswaded to dwell in the Tents of Shem as Acts 13. viz to be of the True Church of G d and both of them will be so together in the 1000 years as was foretold in that Song for Posterity Deut. 32.43 and is applyed by the Apostle Rom. 15. page 8. Also in the Second Millennium God made Covenants with Abraham Isaac and Jacob. 1. With Abraham in seven Gradations as page 7 8 9. of our Key first that in him and his Seed all Nations should be blessed namely in that his own Divine Seed Christ Gal. 3 through whom the blessing of Abraham came upon the Gentiles as saith the Apostle after the Jews were cast off and will come again upon both joyntly at the end of 6000 years and throughout the seventh Millennium Also unto Abraham and his Seed Canaan with the Holy City in its time was promised but for him Isaac
and Jacob the chief intent was in the Renewed State thereof in which sence the Apostle saith he was Heir of the World by Faith Rom. 4.13 which he with his Spiritual Seed shall then have even that Great Holy and Beloved Jerusalem comeing then down from God out of Heaven having Foundations whose Maker and Builder is God Heb. 11.10 16 40. after 6000 years But the Typical Canaan Conditionally given to his Naturrl Race was to them a polluted Rest by their Sin and therefore it cast them out with a sore Destruction Mic. 2.10 2. To Isaac the like Covenants were renewed for the same to him and his Spiritual Seed which will be also made good at the end of the sixth Millennium and throughout all the seventh pag. 9 of our Key page 9. of Introduct 3. To Jacob and his Spiritual Seed the like was again ratified whence God is the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob through all Generations which is his Memorial until all their Covenants be compleated to the end of the seventh Millennium page 9. of our Key In the 3d Millen God made his Covenant with David for his sure Mercies respecting Christs Kingdome in the 1000 years after his Natural Race's long Bondage for Sin Yet first David and his Natural Race enjoyed the Typical Canaan and their Jerusalem about 450 years until that by their increased Provocations there was no remedy but they must go Captive to Babylon as the Ten Tribes of Israel went many years before into Assyria Both which Captivities were to continue as God then Revealed by Daniel ch 8. all the 2300 years of the four Mettle Kingdoms ch 2. at the end whereof the Spiritual Seed of David with himself through that his one Divine Seed Christ shall possess Davids Kingdome with the Holy City which Ahraham looked for and both in the Renewed state of them and though Davids Tabernacle fell at Babylons Captivity yet then it shall be rai ed again Amos 9. at Christs appearance and Kingdome 2 Tim. 4.1 Acts 15.16 pag. 9 c. of our Key Moreover God was pleased to shew Mercy to Davids People after 70 years to reduce them by Cyrus to fulfil in due time Jacobs Prophesie of the comeing of Shilo Gen. 49. by sending then the great Messiah towards the end of Daniels 70 Weeks or 490 Years by his first comeing in Humility to suffer and perform all Gods Wills putting an end to Transgression by his Death and bringing in everlasting Righteousness by his Resurrection and forty dayes after by his Ascention to improve that his great Work of Reconciliation by his Death and by his Intercession ever since at Gods right hand on his Fathers Throne during Gods Kingdome of the Stone for its 1666 years Divinely in that time destroying the last Roman Iron Kingdome with the Remainders of the former Dan. 2.35 when he comes from thence to sit on his own Throne Rev. 3.21 page 9. This Sovereign Antidote against Atheisme Profaneness and all Errour contrary hereunto and also as an excellent means to promote all contrary good if God shall set it home is conscienciously to be applyed by all Christians for themselves and others for which purpose let us all Pray that God would give his blessing and good success thereunto Amen The Composer of the Divine Scheme explained by that very apt decyphering of Christs most precious Key of the same Divine Grace earnestly seeking the good and satisfaction of all men by such now seasonable great and gracious Discoveries thereby evidently manifest that all such branches as are not really transplanted into the true Vine may earnestly and speedily labour to get into that estate and such as are transplanted already may bring forth their due fruit therein and that he may the better set home all other Scriptural Considerations doth now thereunto farther add many Convincing Evidences than what he set down Assert 7. of his Key and in many other parts formerly of these two things viz. 1. Of the Personality of Christs appearance and Reign at the beginning of his great day of Judgment 2. Of the now neer approach thereof which he purposeth if God will to annex as an Appendix thereunto The Summarie of both here follows AS to the first their Personality is strongly proved so by many heads of Arguments drawn from the drift of the whole Divine Scheme carrying on Gods Design of Christs Mediatory Kingdom in the Ishue as God-man and the Son of David And 2. In the four particulars explained by Christs Revelation respecting that happy time and state And 3. from the particular Covenants and Promises gradually carrying on the same being also explained by the Prophets Gospels Apostles Writings and especially by the Revelation shewing the true meaning of all the other 4. By many apt and evident expressions and proofs in the Old and New Testament of his said personal appearance and Kingdom 5. From many Divine Evidences that the great day of Judgment or Matutinum Judicium thereof then begins as Jewish Rabbies also understood that first Session of the Judgment at the Beasts Ruine Dan. 7. which is farther proved by all the four marks of the day of Judgment and by both parts thereof in judging the quick and dead bad and good the last with rewards whose lot fell out to be under the suffering times and state of the Church both of Jews and Gentiles and of all Saints until Christs second comeing the like marks and parts will be of the Vesper Judicium set forth by by Christ Rev. 20.11 c. 6. From the many great things then peculiarly to be done by Christ and none else As 1. To bring all the said Saints with him Zach. 14.5 1 Thes 3. ult 2. From his raising then their spiritual Bodies 3. From his commanding his Enemies then to be brought and slain before him Luke 19. 4. From his being seen then with the eyes of Jews and Gentiles through the Clouds Rev. 1.7 5. From his feet's standing on Mount Olivet Zach. 14. Upon his descending then probably to convert the Jews by means of his wonderful cleaving that mountain shakings of the Earth Isa 2.19 21. and destruction of the enemies then Ezek. 39.8 with his eminent pouring his Spirit upon them Joel 2. Zach. 12.10 7. His receiving then his Universal and perpetual Kingdom Dan. 7.13 14 27. 8. His sitting on the Throne of his Father David Luke 1.32 In all which and the like actings he must necessarily then be personally present And 9. In his whole Reign by his executing Righteousness and Judgment in the Earth The last Head of Arguments is from the many Relations he will then stand in to them 1. As their then visibly glorious Head and they his visible Members 2. As their Divine Bridegroom and the said Saints his visible Bride 3. He the Husband to dwell with them Rev. 21. and they the Lambs Wife vers 9. 4 He as the Heir of all things and they joynt-heirs with him Rev. 21.7 as the Wife's
Dowry 5. As the Kingdoms of the world become then actually his Rev. 11.15 so they shall then Reign with him personally chap. 20.4 6. 6. He as the great God brings his rewards with him at his glorious appearance Rev. 22.12 They as the persons then brought to be rewarded which by their Resurrection become capable to receive all the happiness promised in that glorious state 2. Why he believeth the times thereof will be about 20 years hence from An. 76. or by loss of 4 years 80 in a latitude 1. Because all Prophesie until that time and state appears to be almost fulfilled 1. Daniels great Calender of the Jews Captivity and the Gentile four Monarchies of 2300 years will about that time be expired 2. The three Overturnings of Davids Kingdom until Christs be given to him Ezek. 21.26 27. appears almost fulfilled 3. The 600 years from the fourth of Jehojakim begun first of Nebuchadnezzar to Christs Birth at 4000 and from thence 1700 years of Revelation Prophesie to Christs second comeing as the two integral parts thereof clearly make up the 2300 years both which are many wayes proved 4. Both Daniels other Numbers of the 70 weeks Dan. 9. and the taking away Sacrifice ch 12.12 when from 365 of Christ Daniels â—335 should reach to the said blessed times and state of the Jews both which in connexion with Revelation Numbers end at the same period of Christs appearance with the said 2300 years Dan. 8. 5. The Jews seeking their Land 45 years before from 1290. Dan. 12.11 to the said 1335 of the blessed times of which a book was formerly remarkably written c. 6. From the Beasts treading the true Church under foot 42 months with the Witnesses the said Womans Wilderness state all almost out 7. From the Turks 396 years Rev 9.11 c. from about 1300 to end with the Beasts last Ruine Ezek. 39.8 at Christs appearance Dan. 11.45 12.1 2. 8. From the probable proceedings of the Vials under the sixth Trumpet to the sixth Vial c. in the end of the which will be the Armageddon Battle and Beasts Ruine Rev. 19.11 c. 9. Frâ—m the Table of the bad times Rev. 11.1 to 15. 1. As applicabâ—e to the Saints sufferings under the four first Seals and the Ruine of the Roman Civil State thereupon by the blasts of the six first Trumpets 2. As applicable to the Ecclesiastical state both as to the Regular times measured v. 1. and the Beasts 42 months cast out which the Vials under the sixth Trumpet consume by degrees until his last Ruine at Christs second comeing soon after the burning of the Whore of Babylon as appears from Rev. 18 19 ch besides many other signes of these last times more ordinarily now observable in sundry particulars to be expressed in the said Appendix As Iniquity abounding Charity coâ—d St. Peters Atheistical Scoffers at Religion open Prophaness and the unclean Spirits Prevalency so to carry on his two-fold Antichristianism formerly in Doctrinals 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the lattâ—r times 1 Tim. 4.1 c. more lately in Formalities 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the last dayes 2 Tim. 3.1 to vers 10. CHRIST'S Divine Revelation Key in the four last Chapters may aptly be Decyphered in these four Respects Viz. 1. In the Handle of it setting forth his Mercy then to Jews Gentiles at his 2d Comeing for saith the Spirit Behold he Cometh with Clouds and every Eye shall see him and they also which Pierced him and all Kindreds of the Earth shall Wail because of him Even so Amen Rev. 1.7 The Seven Asian Churches have their several Promises to be Fulfilled to every Overcomer at the first Resurrection 1. For Ephesus to Eat of the Tree of Life in the midd'st of the Paradise of God Chap. 2. vers 5. 2. Smyrna for she shall not be hurt of the Second Death v. 11. 3. â—ergamus shall Eat of the hidden Manna vers 17. 4. Thyatira shall have Power over the Nations v. 26. and give him the Morning-star verse 28. 5. Sardis shall be cloathed in white I will confess his name before my Father c. 3. 5. 6. Philadelphia I will make him a Piller in the House of God and he shall have a new Name v. 12 7. Laodicea shall sit with Christ on his Throne v. 21. 2. The long Stail thereof passeth through 1700. Years of Suffering Times by Promises and Encouragements to ch 20. In the Seal-Prophesie ch 6. 1. The 144000 Sealed in the East ch 7. and innumerable others all to he rewarded in the 1000 years v. 15 16 17. 2. Those killed under the Dragon until 320 years ended with their Brethren fellow Servants after to be killed under the Beast in his 42 Moneths until the said 1000 years but both to be rewarded together at the first Resurrection Resur p. 36. c. 20. v. 4 6. In the Book-Prophesie ch 10. 1. Quickly after the Rising and Ascending of the two last finishing Witnesses the 7th Angel sounds when the Kingdoms of the World become Christs actually Rev 11.15 2. In the time of the Vials ch 15. the Victors over the Beast stand on a Sea of Glass sing the Song of Moses in Triumph over their Enemies v. 2 3. and all such Overcomers shall rejoyce at the Whores Desolation c. 18.20 All sorts of Saints shall then sing aloud their many Halelujah's shall soon after the ruine of the Beast c. 19.1 2 3 4 v. 11 20. Reign with Christ ch 20.4 at the end of 1700 Years See Arg. 7. 3. The Substance of the same Key in 8 Particulars wherein Predictions Revelations fitly suit each to other 1. Judgment against Enemies 2. A Paradise for Saints 3. Fruitfulness proper to that time 4. Lines of Holy Seed or the New Jerusalem State 5. Nations saved walk in her Light 6. New Heavens New Earth for both 7. Christs Kingdom for both of them in their own states 8. The first are raised for it the second obtain by Promise Such Mercies Couched before in Gods Word Christ hath thus Divinely displayed See the Picture of our Key page 63. of Resur Behold I come quickly c. v. 22 Surely I come quickly even so come L. Jesus c. 22. 20. Behold I come quickly c. v. 12 4. The Curious Work in the said Key may be seen in these 3 things viz. 1. The Spirit of God ch 19. 9. speaking of the Beasts Ruine as fore told Daniel 7. saith only these are the true sayings of God but of Promises and Covenants ch 2. 5. and 22. 6. he saith wice these Sayings are Faithful and True 2. He marks out the time when by the great Voice from the Throne sâ—ying It is done ch 20. 5. by a like Voice saying It is done chap. 16. 17. denoting the Coincidence in time of Satans Binding and Gods Renovation of all things which is fully explained p. 61 62. of Restit 3. The Time how long is exactly Resolved
by Christ to be 1000. years six times over three times Absolutely and three times Relatively as is Explained on several Accounts page 14. of Introduction The INTIMATION These Gracious Discoveries of untainted Divine Truths of the Gospel being the Testimony of Jesus and the Spirit of Prophesie Rev. 19.10 are therefore the best Foundations of the best Divinity affording the best Guidance for the understanding of all Prophetick Scripture both for removing of evil as to the breaking of the Serpents head and obtaining of good according to the promised Mercies and Covenants to and with the Fathers c. as Introduct p. 13 14 15. and in other parts but consequently do not afford any just grounds of Satans ancienter or modern affixed Errours and Scandals which by sound judgment fall to the Dung-hill like the dryed Scabs which he had maliciously wrought upon Jobs Body when God healed him as Asser 2 3 4 of our Key And we need not marvel at Satans malice against these sacred Doctrines because they manifest his long Imprisonment in the bottomless Pit is nigh and that shortly after will follow by his strong Chain of Darkness his casting into the Fiery Lake for ever wherefore they are indeed very useful especially in these last dayes as the Spirit of Christ by his Word hath been in Mercy pleased so to open them to be now duly improved by all men and let all sorts duly consider Christs terrible Threat Rev. 22.18 19 c. Wherefore as I judged it my duty and was preparing to tender them first to our King's Majesty joyntly with his Parliament had they sitten a week longer so now I shall offer them as God may afford me opportunity to any considerable Companies Assemblies or Persons c. This Intimation was presented since the Parliament c. to the KING'S Majesty alone with the whole Work by an Address December 4. 1675. Let men now labour most earnestly for true saying Fruit-bearing Faith and secure it to themselves and others by their improving all their Lords Talents until he comes like Wiâ—e Virgins with Oyl in their Vessels and their Lamps burning Mat. 25. for all living persons Talents must shortly be accounted for without exception or exemption of any by reason of their present distinguishing worldly Circumstances A brief but weighty Appendix to our Scheme for the farther needful satisfaction of all persons in these two now needful things to be considered First That Christs now neer-approaching Appearance and Reign will very evidently be personal at the destruction of the Beast Rev. 19 20 ch Secondly We shall give a farther account of our many Divine Reasons why we really believe that Christs said personal appearance or comeing in the Clouds will be about 20 years hence in a latitude from 76. which by the loss of 4 years is to be reckoned 1680. as pag. 55 56 57. of Restitution AS for the former we have already briefly set down very much evidence thereof both of our own former proofs thereof and of others in Assert 7. of our Key and in other parts unto which we shall here also add many other weighty Considerations and the rather by reason we find all the said former proofs are so little hitherto duly weighed by most men c. as namely these ensuing 1. That in the drift of our whole Divine Scheme being explained according to Christs Revelation the best Resolver in the whole world which manifests that the said personal appearance and Reign of Christ in his Davidical Kingdom in the world are carryed on all along as the greatest thing to be accomplished therein and the drift of all the other promised Mercies in the 1000 years And that first as Gods eternal Design before all time witnessed to in his Word in 4 things Secondly in time as carryed on by Predictions Covenants and Promises c. 1. As Gods eternal Design for Christ and those which he had given him in the world upon his fulfilling of his great work of Redemption for them in the first 6000 years c. And therein first as Christ was eternally appointed to be heir of all things Heb. 1. in the seventh Millennium so Christ assures the said Saints that they also shall then inherit all things Rev. 21.7 or be then heirs and joynt heirs with him also Rom. 8.20 21. which requires his and their joynt personal presence together with that Inheritance c 2. As God by an eternal Covenant had given them to him upon the fulfilling of his said great work of Redemption in the 6000 years before then to be his bride the Lambs Wife Rev. 21.9 and so they shall have then the Wife's interest with him in the world in all good things together with his personal presence as we doubt not afterwards to manifest c. 3. As God will put all things under Christ in subjection to him then for we do not yet see it saith the Apostle Heb. 2.8 viz. in the present state of things So the Restitution of all things shall then be effected for the personal enjoyment thereof both by him and them in that same state Rev. 21.5 4. As God eternally decreed to set his King Christ then as the Son of David God-man upon his holy Hill of Sion wherein and whereby the excellency of all the former shall be compleated in the world notwithstanding all the vain things which the Gentiles and Kings of the Earth have or do or shall imagin to the contrary until that time Psal 2.1 2 c. So the suffering Saints shall then rise and reign with him 1000 years Rev. 20.4 6. and also the Heathen shall then be given to him for his Inheritance and the uttermost parts of the Earth for his Possession as follows in that second Psalm 2. Because all the promised Mercies and Covenants particularly made in time successively unto the Fathers and unto their spiritual seed do refer to that state of the personal Reign of Christ the said 1000 years as his own most Divine Revelation explains them as to the main and principal matter or thing to be carryed on then for Christ and his said Saints in that world shortly to come wherein all other are contained c. which by the ensuing particulars with sundry others may appear 1. That Prediction of breaking the Serpents head for the removing of evil in Gods first and most comprehensively gracious Declaration Gen. 3.15 to be eminently then performed by Christ when comeing from the right hand of the Father his Foes shall be made his footstool as Psal 110.1 according to Enochs Vision of Christs great day of Judgment in the Old World and Daniels of the same in the New world to whom the time thereof was more explicitly revealed viz. when he comes in the Clouds of Heaven all foreshewing the same time and comeing with Rev. 1.7 foreshown again to be executed in its order Rev. â—9 11 when he will not only destroy the Beasts but also the Turk with him Ezek. 39.8
Dan. 11.45 12 and will also bind Satan and shut him up in the bottomless pit for 1000 years taking away out of Christs Kingdom the evils brought into the world by sin viz. the Curse the Enmity Bondage and Corruption with all that offends Mat. 13.41 at the making of the New Heavens and the New Earth for his Saints and Angels then at those times of Restitution of all things Rev. 21.5 as is manifest by Scripture to be done then for Christ personally with his Saints as in our Restit largly is manifest for Christ might as easily have put down Satan from being any longer the God of this present evil world and Prince by Usurpation of the power of the Air when he wrought his spiritual conquest over him and all the powers of Darkness Col. 2.15 at his first comeing as soon as he had reconciled the Saints to God by the blood of his Cross had not the Father most wisely and holily for his own great glory and his Sons and his said Saints great glory and happiness in that world wherein they had suffered before set down the order and time for the carrying on of that his great Design in the world for the said Reign of Christ with his Saints as the greatest thing as was said then to be obtained and enjoyed in that world to come by Christ and all his said suffering Saints together who having before there suffered with him should also then reign with him 2 Tim. 2.12 as he set forth in that book with 7 Seals given so gloriously to the Lamb Rev. 5. to open and execute as the Fathers Commissioner in their due order and time until about the end of 1700 years from Christs Birth But that then he should be his King upon his holy Hill of Sion sitting on the Throne of his Father David as he had promised and not until that time c. But 2. The Spirit of God manifests that in his first said gracious Declaration Gen. 3.15 was also contained the restoring of the Dominion over the Creatures which includes the Kingdom of Christ Rev. 20. and all that belongs to it in the two following chap. as being the positive end and purpose of Christs first undertaking of that his said great work of Redemption to be fulfilled at the time of the Restitution of all things and then to be personally enjoyed by himself and his Saints when God will wonderfully make all things new for them Rev. 21.5 when the suffering Saints fulness shall be then come in and that same Lambs Wife hath made her self ready as Rev. 19.7 And in that sense he evidently explains Psal 4.6 7. by Heb. 2.6 7 8. shewing the Son of Man there unto whom all things shall be surely at last subjected to be Christ the second Adam not the first Adam who was not the Son of any man but only the Son of God by Creation Luke 3. ult and teacheth that under the feet of Christ the second Adam all things were to be put in subjection again at the said time as was by God fore-determined and appointed though we do not yet see all things subject to him viz. in the present state of things as the Apostle speaks v. 8. although for the suffering of Death God had before Crowned him with glory and honour upon his becomeing lower than the Angels for a little time whilst he by his death had wrought reconciliation for his said Saints But as to the restoring of the said lost Dominion by the first Adams Fall which is also still usurped by Satans continuing the Prince of the power of the Air and by his wicked retinue of evil men Devils that will not be fulfilled until the beginning of Christs great day of Judgment when all his said Foes will be made his footstool and when the Kingdoms of the world shall actually become the Kingdoms of God and of his Christ and when he shall personally possess them as being then given to him for his actual possession of them Ps 2 8. 2. The first Mercy to Shems Race the Jews Gen. 9.26 having then present interest in Gods favour tended as Baalam prophetically spake to point out the lineage of Christ who when he had reconciled his Saints by the blood of his Cross at his first comeing should at his second comeing be such Gods King at that same time whose Scepter was to arise out of Israel as Numb 24.17 which v 19. is particularly applyed to Christ then out of Jacob said he shall come he that shall have Dominion mainly that in the said 1000 year carryed on after by all the Prophets Gospels and all the Apostles Writings and most Divinely so explained by Christ in the Revelation Hence also saith the Prophet Isa ch 55.3 That the spiritual Seed of that Divine Seed of the Woman Christ shall with him have those sure mercies of David that is by all the said Scripture explication c. they all most certainly shall then reign with him personally in his said Kingdom which is the very meaning of Gods making David a sure House so that his House Throne and Kingdom shall continue for ever to the worlds end 2 Sam. 7. viz. in Christ his Divine Seed as also in many other Scriptures though in respect of Davids natural Race it was not so as he speaks 2 Sam. 23.5 yet as a type for a long time his natural Race also prospered into a Kingdom as Ezekiel 16.13 4. As all Promises to Abraham and his whole Seed were chiefly to and by that his one Divine Seed Christ as Gal. 3. so also more especially to all his spiritual Seed then See their many distinctions Resurrect p. 10 11. and likewise to Isaac Jacob and David and to all their Spiritual Seed at the same time and though the natural race of them all had for a time in Canaan a Typical Conditional Temporal Changable interest which by sin they all successively lost Mich. 2.10 yet Abraham Isaac and Jacob looked for that City and heavenly Countrey a far off viz. of a heavenly nature whose Maker and Builder is God Heb. 11.16.40 for themselves and all their spiritual Seed at the first Resurrection as by our paper of the Jews Conversion is largely evident pag. 5 6. Jacob also Prophesied of Judah's Dominion Gen. 49. which was the Type of Christs who was to descend from Judah who is therefore in that state stiled the Lion of the Tribe of Judah Rev. 5. which Dominion of his and his Saints shall not be forfeited nor pass to other people as Daniel speaks when he shall cease to sit on his Fathers Throne and come to sit on his own Throne in the said 1000 years with his Saints Rev. 3.21 as the Son of David for ever viz. while the world remains 2 Sam. 7. When will really be the sure Mercies of David as was said for himself and all his spiritual Seed which are so many wayes distinguished from the natural as ought to be well